Korea Summit: Kim Jong Un Arrives South Korea For Historic Meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made history by crossing his country’s southern border to meet his South Korean counterpart for a summit on the nuclear crisis.
The meeting with Moon Jae-in was only the third time that the leaders of the countries have met in the 65 years since the end of the Korean War.
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The two leader shook hands on the border line, before Mr Kim crossed into the South. Mr Moon later crossed into the North as well, and the two posed for ceremonial photos facing each side. The event was also attended by school children, an honour guard and a military band.
The ceremony took place outside the Peace House, where the two leaders planned to discuss the issue of nuclear weapons on Friday.
North Korea’s nuclear arsenal had developed rapidly in the last year, and Mr Kim’s rhetoric has escalated, egged on by US President Donald Trump. But the North and South have also made several unexpected steps toward peace, including marching under the same flag in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
This story first appeared on the Independent
